Restaurant: Lime Leaf

Best in Thai

May 1

Posted by Jed in Best in Chow | View Comments

Charlottesville loves its Thai food. We have eight Thai restaurants to pick from and not one seems to be hurting for business. Everyone in town has a fiercely held opinion as to which is the best, so it seems the ideal pick for our first Best in Chow. We’ve tried them all, multiple times, and can easily agree on two things: Lime Leaf is by far the best, and the fact that Thai ’99 wins the Best of C-ville’s Asian category every year is a shocking travesty of justice. We have some differences of opinion for everything in between, so check out our standings for Best of Thai. We’re sure you’ll disagree, so add your own list in the comments.

Erin
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Tags: Charlottesville, Cuisine: Thai, Restaurant: Downtown Thai, Restaurant: Lemongrass, Restaurant: Lime Leaf, Restaurant: Monsoon Café, Restaurant: Pad Thai, Restaurant: Tara Thai, Restaurant: Thai 99

Lime Leaf

Jan 10

Posted by Erin in Reviews | View Comments

I count eight Thai restaurants in the Charlottesville area, which is something to celebrate in a town of this size. But none is worth celebrating as much as Lime Leaf, the delicious gem tucked away north on Route 29 in the Rio Hill Shopping Center. I get a case of food rage every year when I read “Best of C-ville” and Thai ’99 tops the Asian category yet again. I’m not sure how C-ville voters continue to prefer one of the least impressive Thai places instead of the obvious best, but I hope anyone who hasn’t yet visited Lime Leaf will make the trek north to give the true deserving Thai champion… Read More